DCM 1458: Walter Crosby Fife in A-flat (B-flat)
Summary
Instrument type: Fife in A-flat (B-flat)
Medium: Rosewood, nickel silver ferrules.; 43.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Mark Maximum: CROSBY
Condition: Crack running through fingerholes 4, 5, 6. Embouchure is unusually large and may have been altered.
Provenance: Source not known.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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